The Wedding Arch

The wedding arch may have originated from the ancient tradition of the arch of swords. The bride and groom would walk through an arch of swords to ensure their safe passage into their new life together. The wedding arch can complete the bridal theme of an outdoor ceremony or enhance the beauty of a chapel. As nature's colors fade into winter, this arch carried out the joyful theme of Bryan and Jamie's wedding day.

There are ten types of arches and we will write about each over the next few days, with suggestions for creating the perfect one for your wedding. We will also write about the tradition of the Chuppah (Marriage Canopy).

With over two decades of creating flowers for brides, The Holly Berry has become an Evergreen, Colorado, wedding tradition.

The Most Beautiful Wedding Bouquets

Each time we do wedding bouquets, I think "oh, these are the most beautiful ones we have ever designed". Go to The Holly Berry's Fanpage on Facebook to view the flowers we did for our son and daughter in law's wedding last weekend. This week I think "these are the most precious bouquets."

The Ten Most Popular Flowers

Roses, Orchids, Tulips, Lilies and Hydrangeas made the most popular lists for weddings and for gift bouquets. The most popular flowers for weddings included, Calla Lily, Casablanca Lily, Gardenia, Lilac, Lily of the Valley and Stephanotis. The most popular flowers to give as gifts included, Hibiscus, Sunflowers, Daisies, Magnolias, and Iris.
The Holly Berry always has a variety of fresh cut flowers. 303-674-4821

Please Don't Eat The Daisies



Friday and Saturday are busy days at The Holly Berry. Special occasions are usually celebrated over the weekend and there are deliveries and last minute (oh, no, I forgot our anniversary) bouquets and floral arrangements to create. So, what does a florist do on Saturday night - popcorn and a movie.

A good comedy never goes out of fashion and Please Don't Eat the Daisies is a 1960 classic. It is based on a book by the same name and later became a television series. David Niven plays a New York drama critic and Doris Day plays his wife. They and their four, out of control, sons live in a crowded Manhattan apartment. When they buy a run down old house in the country, the trouble and comedy of errors begin. Four decades after its release, it still makes you laugh!

The Legend and Life of the Daisy Part 3

Bess of Harwick after being widowed three times married the Earl of Shrewsbury and the pair served for years as the jailers of Mary, Queen of Scots. Gilbert Talbot, the eldest son of the earl by his first wife married his stepmother's daughter Mary, and they were the parents of the Countess of Kent. Like all the great ladies of her time, the countess knew about domestic medicine and practiced it in her home and went on to invent medicines as well. The Countess of Kents powder, good against all malignant and pestilent Diseases: French Pox, Small Pox, Measles and Plague added the common daisy to her formula which included expensive drugs such as pearls, gold,coral, jet, and other ingredients beyond the means of common sufferers. Her other specialty was the treatment for sore eyes and "Web over the Eye". Daisies have been used in heraldry. Marguerite, the French word for daisy, is derived from a Greek word meaning "pearl". Francis I called his sister Marguerite of Marguerites and the lady used the daisy as her device, So did Margaret of Anjou the wife of Henry IV and Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII. St. Louis is said to have had a daisy engraved on a ring he wore. Along with it was a fleur-de-lis and a crucifix. This ring, the king claimed, represented all he held most dear: religion, France and his wife, Margurite.
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Saturday in Evergreen - Elk & Weddings

It is a sunny autumn day in Evergreen, Colorado. The Elk are grazing in the grassy areas along the Bear Creek and you can smell coffee brewing in the crisp morning air.  The wedding last night at the Lake House was beautiful. The center pieces we worked on all day Friday added color and warmth to the log beam building. Today we are putting the finishing touches on the flowers for Bryan and Jamie's wedding on Sunday. All weddings are special to us, but this is very special because this is our son and his fiance's wedding. The Holly Berry's floor is lined with flowers and gift baskets scheduled for delivery, reminding us that this is

a special weekend for some of our neighbors and friends.
We hope you will enjoy this Saturday and make this a special weekend!